Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and ...

Ten events that would unfold if gravity suddenly vanished, beginning with the effects on our bodies and ending with the ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

A team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) compared the early impact histories of Venus and Earth, discovering that Venus experienced higher-energy impacts, resulting in an overheated core.

New research from Southwest Research Institute reveals that violent late-stage planetary collisions shaped Earth’s water, ...

A spaceship gently lands on the surface of Mars. This once arid and lifeless red planet is now lush and vibrant. As a city comes into view, passengers see people strolling along bustling streets, ...

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...

New research shows that Mars’ mantle holds evidence of its turbulent early history. New research published in Science shows that Mars’ mantle retains evidence of its violent origins. The planet’s ...

While Mars today only has a wispy remnant of an atmosphere, it may once have had one hundreds of times thicker with a ...

Tides come from a difference in gravity across an object. The force of gravity exerted by the Moon is about 4% stronger on the side of Earth that faces toward the Moon, compared to the opposite side ...